A heart attacked yard {Valentine Peeps® inspired}

The other day I received a fun box full of a variety of Valentine Peeps®.Although this isn’t my first choice in candy, I’m always intrigued when I see Peeps because their products always look so fun and fluffy and tasty. My boys were extremely excited to see a box full of candy, no matter the kind. This is what Peeps & Company^® sent us:

Peeps chocolate dipped strawberry crème flavored chicks // Peeps chocolate mousse flavored marshmallow bears // Peeps marshmallow hearts // Peeps chocolate covered raspberry flavored hearts // Peeps strawberry crème flavored marshmallow hearts // Peeps vanilla crème flavored marshmallow hearts // Peeps sugar-free marshmallow hearts

And a few fun facts to go along them (click on the pictures to enlarge):

 

Because the boys were SO excited about the Peeps, they got to pick out one treat to eat the day we got it. They picked the chocolate dipped strawberry crème flavored chicks and they were a hit! I’ll admit, the strawberry crème flavor was good and the chocolate on the bottom was really good :

 

My personal favorite in the bunch was the vanilla crème hearts. I’m a pushover when it comes to vanilla (not as much with chocolate) so these won my heart. I did like the chocolate covered raspberry hearts too (dark chocolate, that’s my chocolate weakness!). My boys didn’t care what flavor or shape they got, as long as they got a treat! Grant’s favorite was the strawberry crème Peeps, heart or chick shape. All in all, they have some great flavors and the bears were a fun way to mix up the obvious & original shapes of the chicks and hearts, along with the mousse chocolate flavor.

Although these are a fun treat to eat on their own, sparingly, I wanted to do something more with them. Something that could be done for Valentines day, or any day for that matter, to say “I love you.” I looked online to see what other fun projects have been made using Valentine Peeps and these are the favorites that I found:

1. Peeps Bouquet // 2. “I need s’more friends like you” // 3. “Owl love you forever” // 4. Peeps pops // 5. Peeps wreath //
6. “You are one of my favorite peeps” // 7. “Happy Valentines day to all my peeps” //

I decided to make the Peeps pops and had the boys help. Call it a Valentines preschool activity! They had a blast dipping/painting the “suckers” in the chocolate & decorating them. I forgot about the sprinkles, but they would have loved that too.

My contribution to the Peeps pop stockpile. I didn’t dare try making them like I saw here & here, I wasn’t really up for a “pinterest fail”!

I decided to make this into a fun, sneaky service project for our boys (and had to share the sugar with other people besides my family!), so I had little G help me with another project. He cut out lots of hearts & stuck them on skewers.

 

With the paper hearts & the Peeps pops, we went to our neighbor friends and, as quietly as we could, “heart attacked” their front yard! I thought we had a lot more hearts than we did, so the yard wasn’t as covered in hearts as I planned, but it was fun for the boys to attack the yard with the hearts. I’m sure our friends were watching us the whole time, but I don’t care. They boys loved surprising their friends with lots of hearts and candy in the snow! We’ll see if they keep the secret ;)

 

It was a fun way to get into the Valentines spirit and a great way to use the Peeps!

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If you’re here just for the giveaway, then this is where you want to be. Peeps & Company^®generously sent us a lot of products, so we are here to share the love!
If you are interested, you can enter to win a Valentines Peeps prize pack, which includes one package of each of the following treats:

Peeps chocolate dipped strawberry crème flavored chicks // Peeps chocolate mousse flavored marshmallow bears // Peeps marshmallow hearts // Peeps [dark & milk] chocolate covered raspberry flavored hearts // Peeps strawberry crème flavored marshmallow hearts // Peeps vanilla crème flavored marshmallow hearts // Peeps sugar-free marshmallow hearts

These Valentine Peeps make for great valentines, great treats & a great way to tell someone you love them! The flavors are awesome, but you really should try them for yourself. Here’s how you enter to win the prize pack above --

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**giveaway open to U.S. residents only**

*We received the products free of charge from Peeps & Company^®. We were not compensated
in any way to write this post or giveaway. All thoughts & opinions are our own.

St. Patrick’s Day Giveaway!

**GIVEAWAY CLOSED**

I’m a fan of holidays. I try to celebrate a lot of the holidays, especially the big, obvious ones. But also the little, random ones that people usually don’t get work off for (like St. Patrick’s Day)! So, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day I decided to do a giveaway. This one is geared towards the little guys, sorry girls.

This giveaway is sponsored by my shop, The Baxter Boy. The Baxter Boy makes bow ties, suspenders, and newsboy hats (neckties coming soon) for little boys, ages 0 – 10. They are great for photo shoots, weddings, church, or just to dress the little guy up and make him look snazzy!

I’m giving away a St. Patrick’s Day inspired set (one GREEN bow tie & one GREEN pair of suspenders) to a lucky winner. When I say GREEN, I mean any bow tie or suspender that has green in it. If you look at my shop and type ‘GREEN’ in the search bar, any of the items that show up are what is up for grabs.

Here are a some of the options I have available (to see all of them look HERE).
  
 

So, if you have a little boy, a grandson, a nephew, neighbor, or friend, between the ages of 0 – 10, that could use a green inspired bow tie & suspender set – you’ve come to the right place!

To enter (leave a comment for each that you do):

• FOLLOW DIY with GK via google friend connect (see left sidebar)
• LIKE The Baxter Boy on facebook HERE
• Share this giveaway – via facebook, blogging, or tweeting (one entry each)
• PIN your favorite bow tie or suspender (or both – one entry total)
• FOLLOW The Baxter Boy board on Pinterest HERE

Winner announced 2/26. Only prints and sizes listed on my shop are available for the giveaway. Winner will have 48 hours to respond with their choice of bow tie, suspender, size and mailing address. If I don’t hear from them by then, I will pick a new winner. Prize will be shipped within 4 days after winner has responded.